Lauren Conrad's Colorful Beverly Hills Penthouse

Lauren Conrad's chic and colorful Beverly Hills penthouse was recently featured in InStyle magazine. Pictured above Lauren sits in her home office on a punchy orange tufted sofa and an area rug seen on the floor made from recycled silk saris.

Continuing with puncy colors is a custom rounded banquette in her breakfast nook complemented by an Eero Saarinen table.

Her high ceiling living room with graphics and a black and white theme is remiscent of an airy New York loft, which she wanted the room to have a feel for.

To add visual interest to the living room, she added moulding and brick veneer, then had it white washed to look more aged!

Her dark mirrored bar includes a black laquered ceiling.

The dining room table and chairs are vintage complemented by a contemporary light fixture.

A classic looking kitchen in all white with open shelves for stacking white dishes.

And the grand finale! Her dressing room closet: A full walk-in wardrobe.

All images via InStyle

House Tour Feature on Houzz

I recently toured a home in Bel Air while on an architectual tour with Architectural Digest and Cadillac. The house tour is also featured on Houzz and profiles Geberit fixtures. Check it out here!

Holiday Window Display at Christopher Guy

The Christopher Guy showroom on Beverly Boulevard, in the heart of the West Hollywood Design District, is in full festive holiday mode. The front windows are decorated with gifts and an elegant white tree among sophisticated Christopher Guy furniture pieces. I happen to pass by the other evening en route to an event and catpured a few pictures of the glam window display.

A view from the sidewalk of the Christopher Guy showroom on Beverly Boulevard.

Christopher Guy's iconic display of a tree, reminiscent of one I saw at Decorex while on Blog Tour London with Modenus.

One of the most elegant and glamourous holiday window displays on Beverly Blvd.

A glimpse into the showroom.

And on the other side is another window display - a complete living room vignette turned facing the street!

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Happy Holidays!

Photos by Jill Seidner Interior Design

Faring Road Residence, Bel Air

On the market in Bel Air is a 40 million dollar home that I recently had the pleasure of touring on an architectural design tour with Cadillac and Architectural Digest. The home previuosly was occupied by none other than Beyonce and Jay-Z. The contemporary home is comprised of 16,000 sq ft including seven bedroom suites and features high ceilings, glass walls, a two story living room, a home theater, tennis courts, and an infinity pool with ample deck and lounge spaces.

The infinity pool with views of the canyons of Bel Air, a truly private oasis.

The two story high living room with glass walls that open to the pool area.

The outdoor deck.

A modern minimilist kitchen.

The dining room.

Lounge chairs right off the living and dining areas.

The serene infinity pool.

A guest room suite that opens to the pool area too.

On the second level is the master bedroom suite, which includes a large sitting area, office, and walk-in closets.

The master bathroom.

The master bathroom freestanding tub.

It was neat to see Geberit toilets installed in all the bathrooms throughout the house.

Views of the pool from the second level.

Thank you to Cadillac and Architectural Digest for inviting me to attend this amazing tour.

All photos by Jill Seidner Interior Design

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DIEM Opening Night Party

The annual DIEM event kicked off last week with an opening night party at the Phyllis Morris showroom in West Hollywood. It was great to see design friends in anticipation of the next day's symposium events.

At the opening night party, with (L-R): Christian May of Maison21, me, Sara of Decorative Carpets / Lulu & Georgia, Ryan Farber of the West Hollywood Design District, and his girlfriend Brooke of Brooke Mason Photography.

And having fun with the boys, selfies with Joel of Cote Jardin Antiques and Christian of Maison21.

It was also neat to be featured last week on the West Hollywood Design District blog for my recent Instagram takeover in anticpation for this year's DIEM event, which you can read about here.

Sheats Goldstein Residence, A John Lautner House

I recently had the opportunity to tour an iconic home, designed by famed architect John Lautner, and referred to as the Sheats Goldstein Residence. The house was built between 1961-1963 and sits atop Angelo View Drive in Los Angeles. The original home belonged to the Sheats family and was then purchased by James Goldstein in 1972. The house blends with the landscape in it's organic form merging indoor and outdoor living. A unique quality to the home are the "drinking skylights": the coffered ceiling living room is pierced by 750 mini skylights. The home uses cross ventilation for cooling; there is no air conditioning and the floors are radiant heated with copper pipes. Exterior covered pathways lead to the guest bedrooms and the master bedroom, hence the indoor/outdoor living. The home is currently undergoing expansion work (a club and office spaces on part of the property), which is being handled by Nicolson Architects, the chief architect who has been working on the property since 1994.

The front entrance / pathway.

The living room, toward the entry.

A fully glassed faced living room with views to the pool and the city of LA.

A view of the city.

The living room juxtaposes the exterior.

The iconic roofline.

View from the exterior of the roof line and the living room.

The infamous living room.

The dining room and landscaped pathway beyond.

The master bedroom master piece: this is it from an exterior view.

And this it from the interior (i.e. bed facing!) view.

I was fortunate enough to get a shot in it.

Then there's the view from the master bathroom sink. Yes, SINK.

And the indoor/outdoor wraparound shower which leads to an open deck.

One last epic view from the tennis court.

Thank you to Architectural Digest and Cadillac for hosting us on an amazing tour. #DrivenByDesign

All photos by Jill Seidner Interior Design